Change of Heart
09.25.24

Seeking to subvert any expectations the listener may have, Change of Heart takes a fearless approach to genre-bending. Your gracious host, Dara Genesis, is joined every month by guests from all different avenues of electronic music for limitless sonic exploration. With a bass-forward mindset, the show is ultimately open format and a love letter to the spirit of discovery found in the underground.
This month’s episode features a guest mix by DJ Kala.
Jersey-born, Queens-based producer Kala Btz fka DJ Kala is a familiar name to the NYC music scene. As a Red Bull Music Academy Alumni he has performed in venues across the country, from New York’s Webster Hall to The Lash in LA, to mainstay events like Bonnaroo Fest and South by Southwest, and has shared the stage with artists such as Anna Morgan and Machine Girl.
Having grown up listening to everything from punk,to rap, and drum n bass, Kala produces an eclectic and hybrid sound that crosses genre barriers and mood, with cinematic and dance floor appeal. His forward- thinking, energetic sound has led to guest DJ mixes with The Lot Radio, Reprezent Radio, Half Moon, NTS Radio, Boiler Room and Rinse FM.
Kala’s self-released music has also been featured on The Fader, Thump, Mixmag and FactMag. With an audio engineering and music production degree from the Institute of Audio Research, he has scored independent films such as LeDenier Combat through Videology. His desire to cultivate with precision and quality is unmistakable. Kala is sure to deliver, whether he’s in the studio or on stage.
Tracklist:
Rein & Djedjotronic – Transmutation
Kingdom – Stalker Ha
Earth Movement & Cabasa – Chaggah
Pangaea – Bone Sucks
Hysterics – Code Switch (Club Mix)
Ploy – Ramos
Al Wootton – Body Healthy
Alicia Keys – Unthinkable (Debba’s Spring Bloomer Edit)
Kala Btz – S08
Overmono- So U KnoMikeQ & Dj Sliink – The Bitch (feat. Miss Jay)
K1LL MACHINA – Dancing Suka
Locked Club – Doschitai
Walton – Rolla
Kala Btz – MONO
Biome and Cartidge – Ricky Rose
Maelstrom & Louisahhh – I’m not a Casualty
Kala Btz – Berghain Denied Me
Benga and Coki (Lvis 1990 Remix)
Kala Btz – Sober Beat
Pruvan – Flagrant Vagrant
Re:Drum – Murad
JUICE MENACE – No Speaking (Tommy Kid UKG Edit)
Sage Introspect – Face Down
Bassbear!! R U Ready
Kala Btz – bASS
Bianca Oblivion & ONHELL – Sinais (The Glitch Mob Remix)
Kercha – Searching for Peace